Getting to know ... Tyler Marchant

Tyler Marchant is associate professor of acting and director for the Theatre and Dance Department at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He joined UWSP in 2007.

Question: Describe your key responsibilities at UWSP.

Answer: I teach courses such as scene study, directing, playwriting and Senior Showcase, where we take our graduating bachelor of fine arts seniors to New York City and set up auditions for them with leading agents, casting directors and managers.

Q: What do you like best about your job?

A: Students remind me of the magic I first experienced when I fell in love with the theater. Teaching them the craft rejuvenates me and makes me hone in on what is most important to me in my practice.

Q: What are highlights of your career so far?

A: I had a play, “Freud’s Last Session,” run for 800 performances in New York City and then in Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit and Houston. It has now also been produced in more than a dozen cities worldwide. I also developed a play with my favorite playwright, Sir Peter Shaffer, who has written such plays/screenplays as “Amadeus,” “Equus” and “Royal Hunt of the Sun.”

Q: What would people be surprised to know about you?

A: I am a graduate of UWSP and now teach where I once performed.

Q: What do you enjoy doing when not at work?

A: I exercise pretty regularly (running and biking) and travel every few weekends to visit friends and family and, of course, read plays.